TD5 110 double-cab pickup rear winch options?

Want to fit a rear winch to the 110.

I've looked at various rear bumper mounts like the Devon bolt on stuff and also the tubular winch cradles that bolt on just under the cross-member but they either ruin departure angles or cause problems with a hitch for towing.

Other option of course is to fit it inside the tub which I was thinking of making a flush floor of anyway to the level of the wheel arch boxes with a lockable box and then another section covering the winch.

Only snag here of course is I'm losing abit of cargo space to the winch (which is already at a premium) and I'd need to cut a hole in the door for a fairlead and need the swing-away out of the way whenever I'm winching which is ok I suppose for its main use which will usually be stationary work anyway with winching non-runners onto the trailer or recovering others that are stuck but if an alternative way of doing it with out it swung open would be nice obviously

Wonder how a round fairl-lead right through the center of the spare wheel would work out?


My preference would be to mount it under the floor and fairlead at the back just below the floor but the TD5 tank is putting a spanner in the works there


The rear cross-member is starting to show very slight bits of surface rust. Easily treatable but wondering is making up a new cross member to hold the winch the best solution?
Alot that I've seen are still quite bulky looking though...

DaveM-sport said:

Want to fit a rear winch to the 110.

I've looked at various rear bumper mounts like the Devon bolt on stuff and also the tubular winch cradles that bolt on just under the cross-member but they either ruin departure angles or cause problems with a hitch for towing.

Other option of course is to fit it inside the tub which I was thinking of making a flush floor of anyway to the level of the wheel arch boxes with a lockable box and then another section covering the winch.

Only snag here of course is I'm losing abit of cargo space to the winch (which is already at a premium) and I'd need to cut a hole in the door for a fairlead and need the swing-away out of the way whenever I'm winching which is ok I suppose for its main use which will usually be stationary work anyway with winching non-runners onto the trailer or recovering others that are stuck but if an alternative would be nice obviously

My preference would be to mount it under the floor and fairlead at the back just below the floor but the TD5 tank is putting a spanner in the works there


The rear cross-member is starting to show very slight bits of surface rust. Easily treatable but wondering is making up a new cross member to hold the winch the best solution?
Alot that I've seen are still quite bulky looking though...

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When my X member has got to the stage it'll need replacing that is exactly what I'm gonna do.

For now I had a receiver winch mount welded to a dixon and bate slider plate and can now have both the winch and the tow ball fitted at the same time even with the spare wheel fitted on the rear door.

Any pics

mkdef110dc said:

Any pics

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I haven't got any pics of it mounted on my landy and can't take one at the moment cos the winch is at work but gimme a sec and I'll see if I can find some pics of the bracket etc.

Here ya go....

Thats giving me ideas

Hamsterberg said:

Thats giving me ideas

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It's f**king heavy to lift on and off the landy. I've used a trolley jack to get it into position the two times that I've actually fitted it.

ratty said:

It's f**king heavy to lift on and off the landy. I've used a trolley jack to get it into position the two times that I've actually fitted it.

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I had a twin pin slider knocking about but I couldn't find the fecker in my shed when I wanted it. I found it about two weeks after it was welded up.:doh::doh::doh:

In theory I could still use the 2" box section under the winch plate to mount a recovery point or tow ball etc.

ratty said:

I had a twin pin receiver knocking about but I couldn't find the fecker in my shed when I wanted it. I found it about two weeks after it was welded up.:doh::doh::doh:

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Thats always the way
Ive made a squire socket for all my towing bits, so may make something like your first pic or build a new rear bumper and buils something into that

Hamsterberg said:

Thats always the way
Ive made a squire socket for all my towing bits, so may make something like your first pic or build a new rear bumper and buils something into that

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You can get receiver winch mounts on ebay for around £60. I paid summit like £10.50 for mine on ebay, complete with the winch rollers and 2 brand new 100ft winch cables.

Cos I use my landy for work, everything had to be rated for insurance purposes hence going around it the way that I did.

prop got enough off cuts to make something, but for a tenner it wouldnt be worth me making one
Yes for your kinda work it needs to be right

Hamsterberg said:

prop got enough off cuts to make something, but for a tenner it wouldnt be worth me making one
Yes for your kinda work it needs to be right

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It woulda cost me a bit of fuel to go and fetch em from kernow but Muds picked em up and brought em to the chippy run for me.:high5:

Thats a nice idea!

Plus, there's the added bonus that if I was using the trailer and I didn't want to be winching off the 110, I could have a similar mounting to the silder on the front of the trailer to mount the winch on that too if needs be.


Must get a new hitch first though as the one I have is a slider hitch but no stays so its trying to strain and tear the rear cross-member off with any sort of a load on it


Anybody know what these are like?

Receiver Hitch for Defender 110 (after 1998)

Being able to remove the hitch would be nice but don't want to be putting any twisting pressure on the rear cross-member like what my current pos is doing.

Otherwise I'll just get a sliding dixon and bate and remove it if I ever need the clearance for some off-roading

DaveM-sport said:

Thats a nice idea!

Plus, there's the added bonus that if I was using the trailer and I didn't want to be winching off the 110, I could have a similar mounting to the silder on the front of the trailer to mount the winch on that too if needs be.


Must get a new hitch first though as the one I have is a slider hitch but no stays so its trying to strain and tear the rear cross-member off with any sort of a load on it


Anybody know what these are like?

Receiver Hitch for Defender 110 (after 1998)

Being able to remove the hitch would be nice but don't want to be putting any twisting pressure on the rear cross-member like what my current pos is doing.

Otherwise I'll just get a sliding dixon and bate and remove it if I ever need the clearance for some off-roading

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Thats basically what ive got

I make cross members to take winches, even for td5 and 110s

pressbrake said:

I make cross members to take winches, even for td5 and 110s

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Have you got any pics? It's you I'm thinking of coming to when my x member has had it.

Hamsterberg said:

Thats basically what ive got

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What way is the hitch supported in terms of stays or is it just still relying on the strength of the rear cross-member? Don't suppose you've any pics of it fitted to the landy?

doing a bare chassis rebuild on my 110 now so thinking about a rear winch again.

Has anybody seen anything like a winch fitted under the tub kinda behind the A-frame cross-member. Not sure if there'd be enough room with suspension travel but thinking of fitting a winch cradle there before galvanizing and have the line come out along between the floor and fuel tank and a fair-lead on the rear cross-member.